Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Programme

the klaus-jürgen bathe leadership programme was established at the university of cape town (uct) in march 2014, through a gift donated by professor klaus-jürgen bathe of massachusetts (usa). the primary goal of the programme is to produce graduates with outstanding leadership qualities and a strong sense of social justice, who will go on to play leading and significant roles in business, government, industry and civil society in south africa and on the african continent. there are many leadership programmes in south africa and elsewhere, but this programme is different in that it specifically aims to (i) find, (ii) educate and (iii) nurture talented undergraduate students towards becoming leaders who are able to tackle issues at the national level and uplift their countries for the betterment of all citizens. towards this objective, klaus-jürgen bathe leadership scholarships are offered to promising students enrolled for full-time undergraduate degree studies at uct. these scholarshi